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Fla. Stat. § 627.742 (2025)
Nonpublic sector buses; additional liability insurance coverage.
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627.742 Nonpublic sector buses; additional liability insurance coverage.—
(1) In addition to any other insurance requirements, each nonpublic sector bus must carry:
(a) Proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the use of the nonpublic sector bus:
1. In the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, one person in any accident;
2. Subject to such limits for one person, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any one accident; and
3. In the amount of $50,000 because of injury to, or destruction of, property of others in any one accident; or
(b) A policy of insurance providing for bodily liability insurance and property damage liability in a sum of not less than $300,000.
(2) School buses subject to the provisions of chapter 1006 or s. 316.615 are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.—ss. 6, 7, 8, ch. 81-209; ss. 809(2nd), 810, ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 314, ch. 99-248; s. 1032, ch. 2002-387.
Civil Citations under F.S. 627.742
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§627.742INSURANCE - NONPUBLIC SECTOR BUSES additional liability insurance coverage
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§627.742(1)(a)INSURANCE - Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage
§627.742(1)(a)1INSURANCE - Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage
§627.742(1)(a)2INSURANCE - Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage
§627.742(1)(a)3INSURANCE - Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage
§627.742(1)(b)INSURANCE - Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1989–1992 · leading case: Suazo Ex Rel. Suazo v. Del Busto, 587 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).
Suazo Ex Rel. Suazo v. Del Busto, 587 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991). “As a preliminary matter, the plaintiffs' original contention in this case was that the applicable level of insurance coverage is that specified in section 627.742, Florida Statutes (1989).”
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Suazo, 614 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. 1992). “Section 627.742, Florida Statutes (1989), reads as follows: (1) In addition to any other insurance requirements, each nonpublic-sector bus must carry: (a) Proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the use of the nonpublic-sector…”
Crespo v. Fireman's Fund Ins., 37 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989). “009 of the Florida Administrative Code, a non-public sector bus shall carry all insurance required by F.S. § 627.742 (1981), and shall maintain proof of compliance with said statute aboard each bus.”
— 627.742(1)(b) — 1 case
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Suazo, 614 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. 1992). “Section 627.742, Florida Statutes (1989), reads as follows: (1) In addition to any other insurance requirements, each nonpublic-sector bus must carry: (a) Proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the use of the nonpublic-sector…”
— 627.742(2) — 1 case
Suazo Ex Rel. Suazo v. Del Busto, 587 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991). “As a preliminary matter, the plaintiffs' original contention in this case was that the applicable level of insurance coverage is that specified in section 627.742, Florida Statutes (1989).”
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